Iran expels a Bahraini diplomat in a retaliatory move, amid an ongoing dispute linked to anti-government protests in Bahrain.

AT&T says it will buy rival T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for $39bn, making it the largest mobile phone company in the US.

Australian police fire tear gas to subdue rioting asylum seekers at the Christmas Island detention centre following days of unrest there.

Japan's growth will slow but only temporarily as a result of the earthquake and tsunami, says the World Bank.

The UN nuclear agency says Japan is making progress in its effort to tackle the post-earthquake nuclear emergency, but the situation remains "very serious".

A series of methane gas explosions at a mine in Pakistan's Balochistan province kill at least 21 workers, officials say.

Prince William visits parts of Victoria later that have been devastated by floods, on the last leg of his tour of New Zealand and Australia.

A French judge files preliminary manslaughter charges against Air France over a flight from Brazil that crashed in 2009.